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CVE-2002-1656
Published: Mar 28, 2005
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows attackers to authenticate as other users by obtaining the MD5 checksum of the password, e.g. via sniffing or the users.txt data file, and providing it in a cookie.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
VU#162723
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
1003828
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
xnews-users-world-readable(8465)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
x_refsource_MISC
4283
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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